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Realistically, I would find a lawyer to work for the certain pay out No state in the country will force a worker onto unemployment in order to enforce a privat

• eschaton 3y ago
  Look into the case law. It happens. And what “certain pay out?” The company sues the former employee, if the employee wins they get to keep their job, effectively making that job cost millions. The employee would have to countersue, and that would carry quite a lot of risk of failure even if the employee wins the original suit.
  • kelnos 3y ago
    Presumably the employee could, as a part of the original suit, sue for both lost wages and punitive damages. But I agree overall that relying on lawsuits to work this sort of thing out is just not practical.
    • eschaton 3y ago
      You’re presuming the employee is suing to be released from a non-compete. Usually it’s the other way around, with a former employer suing to hold a former employee to a non-compete.
      • kelnos 3y ago
        Ah, good point; I hadn't considered that.